Global warming Period 2　Language Study

many a quarrel has come about through a misunderstanding.
許多爭執都是由于誤會產生的。
【歸納總結】
come about意為“發生，造成”，有時用it作主語，后面跟that引導的從句。
【詞匯辨析】
come about與happen，occur，take place的異同。
come about與happen，occur，take place同義。take place常指經過安排的。happen指“偶然發生”，等于occur。happen to＋v.意為“偶然/碰巧做出”。
it happens/happened that－clause...碰巧……
occur/happen＋to(prep.)...發生在……
occur＋to(prep.)...想起……
it occur(－s/－ed)(to sb.)＋to do sth./that－clause想起，想到
【即景活用】
同義句轉換
she happened to be out when he called.
a：it ______ that she ______ ______ ______ ______when he called.
b：she ______not to be ______ when he called.
c：it ______ ______ she was not at home when he called.
suggested answers：a：happened；was not at home　b：happened；home　c：came about
3.result in(p26)
【原句再現】
they also agree that it is the burning of more and more fossil fuels that has resulted_in this increase in carbon dioxide.
他們還一致認為，正是因為越來越多的化石燃料的燃燒才導致了二氧化碳的增長。
【觀察探究】
these measures resulted in a great victory.
由于采取了這些措施，打了一個大勝仗。
the plot resulted in failure.陰謀以失敗告終。
【歸納總結】
result in的意思是“產生，導致”，與 cause或lead to同義，其主語是起因；in的賓語是結果。result from的意思是“由……引起，產生”，與lie in，as a result of和because of同義，其主語是結果，from的賓語是起因。
【即景活用】
同義句轉換
(1)his failure resulted from not working hard enough.
not working hard enough______ ______his failure.
(2)his sickness was caused by eating too much.
a.his sickness ______ ______eating too much.
b.he was ill ______he ate too much.
c.______ ______ ______ ______ eating too much，he was ill.
suggested answers：(1)resulted in　(2)resulted from；because；as a result of
4.quantities of(p26)
【原句再現】
the problem begins when we add huge quantities_of extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
當我們把大量額外的二氧化碳排入大氣層的時候，問題就出現了。
【觀察探究】
(1)quantities of food(nuts)were on the table.桌子上有許多食品(堅果)。
(2)great quantities of sand were washed down the hillside by the rain.
雨水把大量的泥沙沖下山坡。
(3)he collected quantities(a quantity)of old pictures.
他收集了大量的舊畫。
(4)there is only a small quantity of wine left.只剩下很少一點酒了。
【歸納總結】
quantities of＝a quantity of，意為“大量的”，既可以修飾可數名詞，也可以修飾不可數名詞。quantities of無論修飾可數還是不可數名詞，后面的謂語動詞都用復數。
另外，quantity前面還可以加修飾成分，構成的短語有a certain quantity of (一定數量的)，a large(great，good)quantity of(大量的)，a small quantity of(少量的……)，large(great，good)quantities of (大量的)，small quantities of(少量的……)。